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radiological impacts associated with the

proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

Since the Commission has concluded

that there is no measurable

environmental impact associated with

the proposed action, any alternative

with equal or greater environmental

impact need not be evaluated. The

principal alternative to the action would

be to deny the request. Denial of the

exemption request would result in no

change in current environmental

impacts. The environmental impacts of

the proposed action and the alternative

action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Haddam Neck Plant.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on July 1, 1998, the NRC staff consulted

with Mr. Dwayne Gardner of the State

of Connecticut, Department of

Environmental Protection, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the licensee’s letter dated

June 19, 1997, which is available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, and at the Local Public

Document Room at the Russell Public

Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown,

Connecticut.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of July 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Seymour H. Weiss,

Director, Non-Power Reactors and

Decommissioning Project Directorate,

Division of Reactor Program Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Joint Meeting of the ACRS

Subcommittees on Plant Operations

and on Fire Protection; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittees on Plant

Operations and on Fire Protection will

hold a joint meeting on July 29, 1998,

at the NRC Region II Office, Atlanta

Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,

Suite 23 T85, Atlanta, Georgia.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, July 29, 1998—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business

The Subcommittees will meet with

the NRC Region II personnel to discuss

Region II activities and other items of

mutual interest, including significant

operating events, on-line maintenance,

plant performance review program,

results of the pilot fire protection

functional inspection, and other fire

protection issues. The purpose of this

meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittees, their

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittees, along with

any of their consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittees will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of Region II

personnel and other interested persons

regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been cancelled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Amarjit Singh (telephone 301/415–

6899) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: July 1, 1998.

Medhat M. El-Zeftawy,

Acting Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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MANAGEMENT

Excepted Service

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This gives notice of positions

placed or revoked under Schedules A

and B, and placed under Schedule C in

the excepted service, as required by

Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from

the Competitive Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia H. Paige, Staffing Reinvention

Office, Employment Service (202) 606–

0830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Personnel Management published its

last monthly notice updating appointing

authorities established or revoked under

the Excepted Service provisions of 5

CFR 213 on June 12, 1998 (63 FR

32258). Individual authorities

established or revoked under Schedules

A and B and established under

Schedule C between May 1, 1998, and

May 31, 1998, appear in the listing

below. Future notices will be published

on the fourth Tuesday of each month, or

as soon as possible thereafter. A

consolidated listing of all authorities as

of June 30 is published annually.

Schedule A

No Schedule A authorities were

established or revoked during May

1998.

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No Schedule B authorities were

established or revoked during May

1998.

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The following Schedule C authorities

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Department of Agriculture

Staff Assistant to the Chief, Natural

Resources Conservation Service.

Effective May 6, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the Chief

Financial Officer. Effective May 6, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Economic Research

Service. Effective May 19, 1998.

Department of Commerce

Senior Advisor to the Director, Office

of Business Liaison. Effective May 12,

1998.

Director of Planning and Scheduling

to the Deputy Chief of Staff for External

Affairs. Effective May 12, 1998.

Director, Secretariat for Electronic

Commerce to the Assistant to the

Secretary and Director, Office of Policy

and Strategic Planning. Effective May

22, 1998.

Deputy Director of Advance to the

Director of Advance, ffice of External

Affairs. Effective May 26, 1998.

Department of Defense

Special Assistant for Health Care

Policy to the Assistant Secretary of

Defense for Legislative Affairs. Effective

May 15, 1998.

Department of Education

Director, Corporate Liaison to the

Assistant Secretary, Office of

Intergovernmental and Interagency

Affairs. Effective May 6, 1998.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Intergovernmental and Constituent

Relations to the Assistant Secretary,

Office of Intergovernmental and

Interagency Affairs. Effective May 21,

1998.

Department of Energy

Special Assistant for External

Programs to the Director, Office of

Nuclear Energy, Science and

Technology. Effective May 13, 1998.

Department of Health and Human

Services

Deputy Chief of Staff to the Chief of

Staff. Effective May 6, 1998.

Congressional Liaison Specialist to

the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Legislation (Congressional Liaison).

Effective May 21, 1998.

Deputy Director for Operations to the

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Effective May 21, 1998.

Deputy Director for Policy to the

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Effective May 21, 1998.

Department of the Interior

Special Assistant to the Director,

Bureau of Land Management. Effective

May 6, 1998.

Communications Director to the

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.

Effective May 20, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of Communications. Effective

May 21, 1998.

Department of Labor

Special Assistant to the Secretary of

Labor. Effective May 8, 1998.

Department of State

Staff Assistant to the Senior Advisor

to the Secretary and White House

Liaison. Effective May 14, 1998.

Protocol Assistant to the Deputy Chief

of Protocol. Effective May 22, 1998.

Federal Trade Commission

Special Assistant to the

Commissioner. Effective May 27, 1998.

General Services Administration

Special Assistant to the Regional

Administrator, Great Lakes Region.

Effective May 22, 1998.

Office of Management and Budget

Staff Assistant to the Director, Office

of Management and Budget. Effective

May 6, 1998.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Press Relations Assistant (Typing) to

the Chief of Press Relations, Office of

Public Affairs. Effective May 12, 1998.

Office of Personnel Management

Confidential Assistant to the Chief of

Staff. Effective May 12, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff.

Effective May 12, 1998.

Office of the United States Trade

Representative

Congressional Affairs Specialist to the

Assistant United States Trade

Representative for Congressional

Affairs. Effective May 13, 1998.

Small Business Administration

Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Congressional and Legislative Affairs to

the Assistant Administrator for

Congressional and Legislative Affairs.

Effective May 14, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Associate

Deputy Administrator for Capital

Access. Effective May 14, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Senior

Advisor to the Administrator. Effective

May 22, 1998.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O.

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., P. 218

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Earnings

Information Request.

(2) Form(s) submitted: G–19–F.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0184.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: 9/30/1998.

(5) Type of request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

households.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 1,500.

(8) Total annual responses: 1,500.

(9) Total annual reporting hours: 200.

(10) Collection description: Under

Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement

Act, an annuity is not payable or is

reduced for any month(s) in which the

beneficiary works for a railroad or earns

more than prescribed amounts. The

collection obtains earnings information

not previously or erroneously reported

by a beneficiary.

Additional Information or Comments:

Copies of the form and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 North Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 and

the OMB reviewer, Laura Oliven (202–

395–7316), Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10230, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

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[Investment Company Act Release No.

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First American Investment Funds, Inc.

et al.; Notice of Application

June 30, 1998.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’).